What is the most Bourbon Forward BA Beer?

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  1. atomic

    atomic Pundit (945) Sep 22, 2009 Illinois

    Came here to post exactly this. Someone came over once with a 4pk of it, very excited about it... I didn't have the heart to tell him it was rubbish. Now I have 4 of them and I don't know what to do with them all.
     
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  2. mark14580

    mark14580 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2011 New York

    This thread ends with Kentucky bourbon barrel ale. That thing tastes like carbonated bourbon. Awful.
     
    #42 mark14580, Mar 9, 2013
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  3. leprakhan

    leprakhan Pundit (767) Dec 28, 2009 California

    Black Gold from Full Sail. I like my beers hot but man that one is barely any beer n all whisky. Even after a year plus in it, I might as well of been drinking bourbon straight with a shot of beer on the side
     
    #43 leprakhan, Mar 9, 2013
  4. sox203

    sox203 Aspirant (270) Feb 11, 2010 Washington

    Angels share
     
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  5. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Drain Pour them and apologize to your sink.
     
    #45 semibaked, Mar 9, 2013
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  6. atomic

    atomic Pundit (945) Sep 22, 2009 Illinois

    sounds like something Im going to have to do. Theyre taking up valuable space!
     
    #46 atomic, Mar 9, 2013
  7. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    I agree but damn it's so good fresh why age it? Cafe Royal uses the second running of the BB Porter barrels and came out almost more Bourbon forward although this years batch was a little disappointing.
     
    #47 Eriktheipaman, Mar 9, 2013
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  8. plumcrazyfx

    plumcrazyfx Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2010 Minnesota

    The list helps - I've actually tried a number of those and Backwoods & Alewerks BBP are favorites. I have 2010 Ivan & Lunker (both this years and last) in the cellar and haven't gotten to them yet - I guess it's time to break them out. Agree with the 2009 BCBS being the hottest but the bombers are so good right now. I'll have to investigate the other suggestions, thanks.
     
    #48 plumcrazyfx, Mar 9, 2013
  9. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Everything they make is very bad.
     
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  10. Jerome1929

    Jerome1929 Zealot (533) Sep 11, 2008 Michigan

    Arcadia Bourbon Barrel Shipwreck Porter
     
    #50 Jerome1929, Mar 9, 2013
  11. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I know a place that gets it regularly in their growler station. I also know that beer's reputation. However...
    I keep thinking it would be cool to have the guy put like 10% of that beer in my growler of Stone Imperial Stout, and see how it goes. I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but the devil still sits on my shoulder whispering in my ear :wink:.
     
    #51 TongoRad, Mar 9, 2013
  12. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    My guess is wild batch variation. I had it a few years ago.
     
    #52 ShogoKawada, Mar 9, 2013
  13. mtalley999

    mtalley999 Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2011 Maryland

    For me it was Widmer Brrrrrbon '11. It was all bourbon, but not in a good way. I'm a big brown spirits drinker, and this just tasted like bourbon from a plastic jug that had been mixed with a cheap beer to make the boilermaker from hell.
     
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  14. khargro2

    khargro2 Pooh-Bah (1,968) Jan 11, 2012 Tennessee
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    I love this post. I have been trying many barrel aged beers lately. I really liked Backwoods Bastard and BCBS. I don't know if it is because they are local and fresh, but Red Brick brewery in Atlanta has two of the most "bourbon forward" beers I've tried: Red Brick The Lost Years and Red Brick 17th anniversary. They both drink like bourbon without the sting.
     
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  15. MaltMilkshake

    MaltMilkshake Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2011 California

    New Hollands beer aged bourbon.
     
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  16. Roger85

    Roger85 Pundit (965) Aug 24, 2012 Illinois

    FW Double Double Barrel Ale. I thought I had accidentally bought a fifth of bourbon. It was good, bet VERY barrel forward.
     
    #56 Roger85, Mar 9, 2013
  17. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
    Pooh-Bah

    But the sting is the best part!
     
    #57 Eriktheipaman, Mar 9, 2013
  18. mjl21

    mjl21 Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2008 California

    FW XIII is still very bourbon forward a few years after being bottled.
     
    #58 mjl21, Mar 9, 2013
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  19. deuce9259

    deuce9259 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2011 Ohio

    Just had a bottle last night...thought the nose was really hot, but I'd still prolly take BCBS on taste.
     
    #59 deuce9259, Mar 9, 2013
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  20. njhopspop

    njhopspop Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2010 New Jersey

    Ha! I was just about to comment that no one had mentioned Dragon's Milk yet.
    Also worth mentioning is Fegley's BA Insidious.
     
    #60 njhopspop, Mar 9, 2013
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